Question: 5
You create a table that has the StudentCode, SubjectCode, and Marks columns to record mid-year
marks for students. The table has marks obtained by 50 students for various subjects. You need to
ensure that the top half of the students arranged by their average marks must be given a rank of 1
and the remaining students must be given a rank of 2. Which Transact-SQL query should you use?
A. SELECT StudentCode as Code,
RANK ( ) OVER (ORDER BY AVG (Marks) DESC) AS Value FROM StudentMarks
GROUP BY StudentCode
B. SELECT Id, Name, Marks, DENSE_RANK () OVER (ORDER BY Marks DESC) AS Rank FROM
StudentMarks
C. SELECT StudentCode as Code,
DENSE_RANK () OVER (ORDER BY AVG (Marks) DESC) AS Value FROM StudentMarks
GROUP BY StudentCode
D. SELECT StudentCode as Code,
NTILE (2) OVER (ORDER BY AVG (Marks) DESC) AS Value FROM StudentMarks

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GROUP BY StudentCode
E. SELECT StudentCode AS Code,Marks AS Value
FROM (SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANK () OVER (PARTITION BY SubjectCode ORDER BY Marks ASC) AS Rank FROM StudentMarks)
tmp WHERE Rank = 1
F. SELECT StudentCode AS Code,Marks AS Value FRCM (
SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY SubjectCode ORDER 3Y Marks DESC) AS Rank FRCM StudentMarks)
tmp WHERE Rank = 1
G. SELECT StudentCode AS Code,Marks AS Value FROM
(SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANK () OVER (PARTITION BY StudentCode ORDER BY Marks ASC) AS Rank FROM StudentMarks)
tmp WHERE Rank = 1
H. SELECT StudentCode AS Code,Marks AS Value FROM
(SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANXO OVER (PARTITION BY StudentCode ORDER BY Marks DESC) AS Rank FROM StudentMarks)
tmp WHERE Rank = 1

Answer: D

Question: 6
You create a table that has the StudentCode, SubjectCode, and Marks columns to record mid-year
marks for students. The table has marks obtained by 50 students for various subjects. You need to
ensure that the following requirements are met:
•
Students must be ranked based on their average marks.
•
If one or more students have the same average, the same rank must be given to these
students.
•
Consecutive ranks must be skipped when the same rank is assigned.
Which Transact-SQL query should you use?
A. SELECT StudentCode as Code,
RANK ( ) OVER (ORDER BY AVG (Marks) DESC) AS Value FROM StudentMarks
GROUP BY StudentCode
B. SELECT Id, Name, Marks, DENSE_RANK () OVER (ORDER BY Marks DESC) AS Rank FROM
StudentMarks
C. SELECT StudentCode as Code,
DENSE_RANK () OVER (ORDER BY AVG (Marks) DESC) AS Value FROM StudentMarks
GROUP BY StudentCode
D. SELECT StudentCode as Code,
NTILE (2) OVER (ORDER BY AVG (Marks) DESC) AS Value FROM StudentMarks
GROUP BY StudentCode
E. SELECT StudentCode AS Code,Marks AS Value
FROM (SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,

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RANK () OVER (PARTITION BY SubjectCode ORDER BY Marks ASC) AS Rank FROM StudentMarks)
tmp WHERE Rank = 1
F. SELECT StudentCode AS Code,Marks AS Value FRCM (
SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY SubjectCode ORDER 3Y Marks DESC) AS Rank FRCM StudentMarks)
tmp WHERE Rank = 1
G. SELECT StudentCode AS Code,Marks AS Value FROM
(SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANK () OVER (PARTITION BY StudentCode ORDER BY Marks ASC) AS Rank FROM StudentMarks)
tmp WHERE Rank = 1
H. SELECT StudentCode AS Code,Marks AS Value FROM
(SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANXO OVER (PARTITION BY StudentCode ORDER BY Marks DESC) AS Rank FROM StudentMarks)
tmp WHERE Rank = 1

Answer: A

Question: 7
A table named Profits stores the total profit made each year within a territory. The Profits table has
columns named Territory, Year, and Profit. You need to create a report that displays the profits
made by each territory for each year and its preceding year. Which Transact-SQL query should you
use?

A. Option A
B. Option B
C. Option C
D. Option D

Answer: B

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Question: 8
You use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to write code for a transaction that contains several statements.
There is high contention between readers and writers on several tables used by your transaction.
You need to minimize the use of the tempdb space. You also need to prevent reading queries from
blocking writing queries. Which isolation level should you use?
A. SERIALIZABLE
B. SNAPSHOT
C. READ COMMITTED SNAPSHOT
D. REPEATABLE READ

Answer: C

Question: 7
You develop a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 server database that supports an application. The
application contains a table that has the following definition:
CREATE TABLE Inventory
(ItemID int NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
ItemsInStore int NOT NULL,
ItemsInWarehouse int NOT NULL)
You need to create a computed column that returns the sum total of the ItemsInStore and
ItemsInWarehouse values for each row. The new column is expected to be queried heavily, and you
need to be able to index the column. Which Transact-SQL statement should you use?
A. ALTER TABLE Inventory
All TotalItems AS Item3lnStore + ItemsInWarehouse
B. ALTER TABLE Inventory
ADD TotalItems AS ItemsInStore + ItemsInWarehouse PERSISTED
C. ALTER TABLE Inventory
ADD TotalItems AS SUM (ItemsInStore, ItemsInWarehouse) PERSISTED
D. ALTER TABLE Inventory
All TotalItems AS SUM (ItemsInStore, ItemsInWarehouse)

Answer: B

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Question: 8
You develop a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database that contains a table named Customers. The
Customers table has the following definition:

You need to create an audit record only when either the MobileNumber or HomeNumber column is
updated. Which Transact-SQL query should you use?
A. CREATE TRIGGER TrgPhoneNumberChange
ON Customers FOR UPDATE
AS
IF COLUMNS_UPDATED (HomeNumber, MobiieNumber)
- - Create Audit Records
B. CREATE TRIGGER TrgPhoneNumberChange
ON Customers FOR UPDATE
AS
IF EXISTS( SELECT HomeNumber from inserted) OR
EXISTS (SELECT MobileNumber FROM inserted)
- - Create Audit Records
C. CREATE TRIGGER TrgPhoneNumberChange
ON Customers FOR UPDATE
AS
IF COLUMNS_CHANGED (HomeNumber, MobileNumber)
- - Create Audit Records
D. CREATE TRIGGER TrgPhoneNumberChange
ON Customers FOR UPDATE
AS
IF UPDATE (HomeNumber) OR UPDATE (MobileNumber)
- - Create Audit Records

Answer: D

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Question: 9
You develop a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database that has two tables named SavingAccounts and
LoanAccounts. Both tables have a column named AccountNumber of the nvarchar data type. You
use a third table named Transactions that has columns named TransactionId AccountNumber,
Amount, and TransactionDate. You need to ensure that when multiple records are inserted in the
Transactions table, only the records that have a valid AccountNumber in the SavingAccounts or
LoanAccounts are inserted. Which Transact-SQL statement should you use?

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A. Option A
B. Option B
C. Option C
D. Option D

Answer: A

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Question: 10
You develop a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database.
You create a view that performs the following tasks:
Joins 8 tables that contain up to 500,000 records each.
Performs aggregations on 5 fields.
The view is frequently used in several reports.
You need to improve the performance of the reports.
What should you do?
A. Convert the view into a table-valued function.
B. Convert the view into a Common Table Expression (CTE).
C. Convert the view into an indexed view.
D. Convert the view into a stored procedure and retrieve the result from the stored procedure into a
temporary table.

Answer: C

Question: 11
You are a database developer of a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. The database contains a
table named Customers that has the following definition:

Question: 12
You have three tables that contain data for dentists, psychiatrists, and physicians. You create a view
that is used to look up their email addresses and phone numbers. The view has the following
definition:

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You need to ensure that users can update only the phone numbers and email addresses by using this
view. What should you do?
A. Alter the view. Use the EXPAND VIEWS query hint along with each SELECT statement.
B. Create an INSTEAD OF UPDATE trigger on the view.
C. Drop the view. Re-create the view by using the SCHEMABINDING clause, and then create an index
on the view.
D. Create an AFTER UPDATE trigger on the view.

Answer: B

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Question: 13
You develop a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. You create a view from the Orders and
OrderDetails tables by using the following definition.

You need to ensure that users are able to modify data by using the view. What should you do?
A. Create an AFTER trigger on the view.
B. Modify the view to use the WITH VIEW_METADATA clause.
C. Create an INSTEAD OF trigger on the view.
D. Modify the view to an indexed view.

Answer: C

Question: 14
You have a view that was created by using the following code:

You need to create an inline table-valued function named Sales.fn_OrdersByTerritory.
Sales.fn_OrdersByTerritory must meet the following requirements:
*Accept the @T integer parameter.
*Use one-part names to reference columns.
*Filter the query results sorted by SalesTerritoryID.

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*Return the columns in the same order as the order used in OrdersByTerritoryView.
Which code segment should you use?
To answer, type the correct code in the answer area.

Question: 15
You have a database that contains the tables shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)

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You deploy a new server that has SQL Server 2012 installed.
You need to create a table named Sales.OrderDetails on the new server. Sales.OrderDetails must
meet the following requirements:
*Write the results to a disk.
*Contain a new column named LineItemTotal that stores the product of ListPrice and Quantity for
each row.
*The code must NOT use any object delimiters.
The solution must ensure that LineItemTotal is stored as the last column in the table.
Which code segment should you use?
To answer, type the correct code in the answer area.

Question: 16
You have a database that contains the tables shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)

You need to create a view named uv_CustomerFullName to meet the following requirements:
*The code must NOT include object delimiters.
*The view must be created in the Sales schema.
*Columns must only be referenced by using one-part names.
*The view must return the first name and the last name of all customers.
*The view must prevent the underlying structure of the customer table from being changed.
*The view must be able to resolve all referenced objects, regardless of the user's default schema.

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Which code segment should you use?
To answer, type the correct code in the answer area.

Question: 17
You have a database that contains the tables shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)

You need to create a query that calculates the total sales of each OrderId from the Sales.Details
table. The solution must meet the following requirements:
*Use one-part names to reference columns.
*Start the order of the results from OrderId.
*NOT depend on the default schema of a user.

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*Use an alias of TotalSales for the calculated ExtendedAmount.
*Display only the OrderId column and the calculated TotalSales column.
Which code segment should you use?
To answer, type the correct code in the answer area.

Answer:
SELECT OrderID, SUM(ExtendedAmount) AS TotalSales
FROM Sales.Details
ORDER BY OrderID

Question: 18
You have a database that contains the tables as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)

You have the following query:

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You need to recreate the query to meet the following requirements:
*Reference columns by using one-part names only.
*Sort aggregates by SalesTerritoryID, and then by ProductID.
*Order the results in descending order from SalesTerritoryID to ProductID.
The solution must use the existing SELECT clause and FROM clause.
Which code segment should you use?
To answer, type the correct code in the answer area.

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